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Like many, I have been pondering EPUB, ebook readers, and the development of ebook standards in the context of web technologies and others.
One thing I wonder is whether the train has already left the station on XSL-FO for handheld electronic devices.
Wouldn't XSL-FO make as strong a basis (or stronger?) for e-readers than XHTML?
Even if the current EPUB standards are based on XHTML, does this prevent a vendor from developing an XSL-FO client (which would run on desktop or tablet), thereby doing an end run around the problems related to fitting and extending XHTML/CSS to paginating devices (with requirements for keeps, floats, footnotes and the rest)?
What are the technical and non-technical challenges that hinder or prevent this?
Cheers, Wendell
[xsl] XSL-FO in the client?
Subject: [xsl] XSL-FO in the client? From: Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:21:02 -0400 |
XSL-List,
Like many, I have been pondering EPUB, ebook readers, and the development of ebook standards in the context of web technologies and others.
One thing I wonder is whether the train has already left the station on XSL-FO for handheld electronic devices.
Wouldn't XSL-FO make as strong a basis (or stronger?) for e-readers than XHTML?
Even if the current EPUB standards are based on XHTML, does this prevent a vendor from developing an XSL-FO client (which would run on desktop or tablet), thereby doing an end run around the problems related to fitting and extending XHTML/CSS to paginating devices (with requirements for keeps, floats, footnotes and the rest)?
What are the technical and non-technical challenges that hinder or prevent this?
Cheers, Wendell
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